While the new type of Corona virus COVID-19 epidemic continued all over the world, the third dose of vaccine warning came from the World Health Organization. In a statement, the organization’s vaccination advisory panel recommended that people with chronic diseases or those who have had inactivated virus vaccines to have a third dose of vaccination.
In the statement made, it was noted that immunity began to decrease after the first vaccinations, especially in people with chronic diseases and the elderly, and the importance of administering the third vaccine as a booster dose was emphasized.
Kate O’Brien from the World Health Organization also noted that the current vaccines provide good protection for 6 months after the last dose, but then this protection decreases.
Experts also stated that those who have the inactivated virus vaccine, which is also applied in Turkey and developed by the Chinese Sinovac company, should also have a third dose of vaccine in order to increase protection. Bharat company in India is one of the companies that produces inactivated virus vaccine against COVID-19.